New Approach to Gardening: Prepping the Garden with Ground Cover Fabric

TLDRIn this video, Kevin and Sarah from Living Traditions Homestead explain their decision to switch from Back to Eden gardening to a new plan. They start by tilling the garden area and then proceed to lay down woven ground cover fabric to mark the rows. The overall size of the garden is 50 feet by 75 feet, and they plan to have a five-feet spacing for the front half of the garden and a two-and-a-half-feet spacing for the back half. They also share their organic approach, using composted horse manure and rabbit manure, as well as sprinkling azomite for mineral supplementation.

Key insights

🌱Kevin and Sarah decided to switch from Back to Eden gardening to a new plan for their garden in Missouri.

🌿They tilled the garden area and marked the rows using woven ground cover fabric, with a spacing of five feet for the front half and two and a half feet for the back half.

🌱They follow an organic approach, using composted horse manure and rabbit manure to enrich the soil.

🌿They also sprinkle azomite, a trace mineral supplement, throughout the garden to reenergize the soil.

🌱Kevin and Sarah are optimistic about their new gardening approach and the potential for a successful harvest.

Q&A

Why did Kevin and Sarah switch from Back to Eden gardening?

—They found that Back to Eden gardening didn't work well for them in Missouri, so they decided to try a new approach.

What is the size of their garden?

—Their garden is 50 feet by 75 feet.

What spacing did they choose for their garden rows?

—They have a spacing of five feet for the front half of the garden and two and a half feet for the back half.

What organic materials do they use to enrich the soil?

—They use composted horse manure and rabbit manure.

What is azomite, and how do they use it?

—Azomite is a mineral supplement. They sprinkle it throughout the garden to provide trace minerals to the soil.

Timestamped Summary

00:00Kevin and Sarah explain their decision to switch from Back to Eden gardening to a new plan for their garden in Missouri.

00:40They tilled the garden area to prepare it for planting.

02:42They lay down woven ground cover fabric to mark the rows in their garden, with different spacing for the front and back halves.

03:35They use composted horse manure and rabbit manure to enrich the soil before covering it with the ground cover fabric.

05:00They sprinkle azomite, a trace mineral supplement, throughout the garden to reenergize the soil.

05:13Kevin and Sarah start laying the woven ground cover fabric in their garden rows.

06:57They continue laying the ground cover fabric and staple it down to secure it in place.

07:13Kevin and Sarah show the progress they've made in covering their garden rows with the ground cover fabric.

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